Tuberculous gluteal abscess in infancy.
Primary tuberculous gluteal abscess without bone involvement has not been reported in infancy. We report 3 infants with isolated tuberculous gluteal abscess who presented with gluteal swelling of 2 weeks, 1 month and 6 months duration, respectively. Tuberculin test was positive in all cases. Pus cultures from the gluteal abscess grew Mycobacterium tuberculosis in all 3 infants.
Balasubramanian
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Department of Pediatrics, Kanchi Kamakoti CHILDS Trust Hospital, Chennai 600 034, India. sbsped53@sify.com
Kaarthigeyan
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Aparna
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D000038:Abscess / Q000382:microbiology*; D002081:Buttocks; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D014382:Tuberculosis, Cutaneous / Q000175:diagnosis*